CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Matthew Elliott, 40, was sentenced to seven to 10 ½ years in prison for selling child sexual abuse material to an undercover special investigator. “I am incredibly proud of the hard work that our Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Patrick Johnson, 51, was sentenced to 15 to 20½ years in prison for driving under the influence with a suspended license, causing a fatal head-on collision in July 2020. “This individual made the irresponsible choice to drive under the influence, severely [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley issued a warning to the public today as three separate thefts of dirt bikes were committed in Cleveland last weekend. “These three thefts represent just a fraction of at least 90 incidents we have noticed over the last 18 months. The individuals behind [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Curtis Gatheright, 22, pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a woman, 34, in October 2020. “This senseless homicide is just another example of the wave of gun violence that is surging in our county. This victim was a wonderful mom, daughter, [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Mye Kel Cannady, 21, was sentenced to 25 to 29 years in prison for committing 18 armed robberies of gas stations within a 30-day period across Cuyahoga County. “This serial robber traumatized nearly two dozen people at gunpoint in only a [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Sabra Tolliver, 33, was sentenced to 10 to 12 years in prison for hitting and killing a construction worker, 61, and hitting another worker, 25, on I-71 in October 2019. “This victim was working on his birthday to provide for his [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Marvin Fisher, 29, has pleaded guilty to hitting a woman, 41, with his vehicle and robbing her in Cleveland’s Flats West Bank neighborhood in December 2019. “This was a targeted attack of a woman who was simply going for a morning [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office’s (CCPO) G.O.L.D. Unit (Genetic Operations Linking DNA) has identified the suspect, Bart Mercurio, 50, in a 1999 rape that occurred in Cleveland. “I am extremely proud of the dedicated work by all involved that led to [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Adam Rodriguez, 30, pleaded guilty to impersonating a police officer and kidnapping a 14-year-old girl in December 2019. “This victim experienced several minutes of sheer terror before courageously escaping. Thankfully, a good Samaritan nearby was able to help her, otherwise this [...]

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that Kevin Ballard, 28, was sentenced to 17 to 20 ½ years in prison for multiple sexual assaults he committed in Cleveland in October 2020. “This sexual predator, who had only been out of prison for barely a week, attacked three women [...]